Jim Dickey, the first football coach to guide Kansas State to a bowl game, died on Saturday.
He was 83.
Dickey coached the Wildcats for eight years, going 25-53-2 before giving way to interim coach Lee Moon three games into the 1985 season. Though his overall record wasn’t impressive, he put together one of the most memorable seasons in K-State history.
In 1982, Dickey led the Wildcats to a 6-5-1 record and a trip to the Independence Bowl. It was their first winning season since 1970 and their first postseason appearance in school history.